Protect your soil from weeds and drought this summer with a living mulch of ground covers

Sandpaper verbena's deep purple flowers create a colorful carpet in drought-tolerant gardens

Use them as problem solvers, weed killers, color and texture providers ... ground cover plants have both practical and visual appeal

Create a carpet of color in your landscape with one or more of these sun-loving plants

Take your surroundings to another level by introducing the element of sound with ground covers, water features and wind catchers

Swap some lawn for these drought-tolerant clumping plants — and watch your maintenance efforts diminish while they easily grow

Grow this pretty, hardy vine on a fence or as a ground cover for blooms throughout the colder months

Make a plum wall come alive with art, warm metals, ivory, chartreuse, natural wood — and at least one wild card

A fire gutted this midcentury home — and laid the groundwork for a beautiful new floor plan